Top Speed Golf

The Only 5 Golf Swing Pieces That Really Matter

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Welcome to Clay Ballard's Top Speed Golf Instruction

I founded Top Speed Golf in 2015.

Here's what it's all about...

When you analyze the swings of any top player in the world -- whether it's Jim Furyk, Adam Scott, or anyone else -- there are 5 aspects they all have roughly in common:

1. Stable & Fluid Spine

2. Power Turn

3. Top Speed Lag

4. Compression Line

5. Straight-Line Release

I've found that these 5 pieces will give you 95% of your results.

My Top Speed Golf system teaches you those 5 aspects in a step-by-step, course-based fashion.

"Does it work?" you may be wondering...

Click here to get started with the 5 components of the Top Speed Golf System!

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Handicap: -4
Top Swing Speed: 126.8
Lowest Round: 61
Given Over 6000 Golf Lessons
Instructed Many Professional Golfers
Played Division 1 College Golf and Mini Tours
Most Consecutive Birdies: 6
Certified FlightScope Professional
Swing Catalyst Certified
T.P.I. Certified
Named by Golf Digest as a top instructor in Florida
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GS007. 4 Driver Secrets Stores Don’t Want You to Know

How would you like to hear “4 driver secrets that golf stores don’t want you do know?”

I bet you have bought a brand new driver that you were just killing on the indoor launch monitor.

Then you get out to the course and can’t hit the thing worth a darn.

In the store you were driving 280, but out on the course, it’s a different story.

You are back to hitting your drives 230.

I go over 4 ways that they can “tweak” the launch monitor, so you think you are driving farther with the new club.

Let’s get started…..

D070. Shallow the Club

You see the pros “Shallow the Club” into the perfect slot, and hit one great shot after another.

So why is it that most players can’t seem to stop coming over the top?

They’ll steepen the club to start the downswing, and lose tons of distance and consistency.

Most of this comes from confusion of exactly what you should be doing with your hands and arms to shallow the club.

It can be hard to know for sure, since you can’t even see the club at the top of the swing.

I am going to solve that problem with a very simple set of drills.

You can do the drill with the club right in front of your body to allow you to see what is happening.

Then shallowing the club will be simple.

Let’s get started…..

C035. Perfect Golf Backswing

How would you like to have a complete guide to the “Perfect Golf Backswing?”

Sure, you have watched videos on making a good backswing in the past, but I bet you still have a lot of questions.

That’s exactly why I scoured the internet looking for all the questions you have and answered them in this one video.

You are going to want to save this video as one of your favorites!

Let’s get started…..

D069. How to Clear Your Hips in the Golf Swing | Flightscope Speed Drill

I’m going to show you “How to Clear Your Hips in the Golf Swing.”

We all want it…. SPEED!!

If you are like most, you try to swing hard, but your body stalls out, your hands and arms take over, casting the club out away from your body, and your swing speed plummets.

You have been told to keep those hips moving to get your body involved, but no matter what you try, it just isn’t working.

What if I told you, it is nearly impossible to open your hips, if your knee isn’t pointed in the correct direction to start the downswing.

I know, it sounds crazy, but you’ll see why after you watch this video.

Let’s get started…..

C034. Perfect Swing Plane

What is the “Perfect Swing Plane?”

Can you get the ultimate consistency in your game by swinging on plane?

If you have ever watched a PGA Tour tournament, you probably notice how most of the pro’s swings were extremely on plane.

There’s no re-routing, over the top, or looping swings.

So how can you get this in your own swing?

You would be surprised to find out it doesn’t have to do with the club, but in fact starts with the knees.

In today’s video, I’ll show you a drill that will help you swing on plane.

Let’s get started…..

CD018. Drills to Flatten the Left Wrist

The top pros typically have a perfectly flat left wrist coming through contact.

How do they do that?

I am sure you try and try to keep your hands ahead, compress the golf ball, and keep the wrist locked, but it just doesn’t work.

In this video, I go over the counter-intuitive way to keep your wrist flat through the hitting zone.

You actually want to let it bend just after contact.

I know it seems odd, but I will go over just how to make this happen.

The right way.

Let’s get started…..

L034. Hit Solid Drives | Flight Scope Smash Factor

I bet you would love to “Hit Solid Drives” on a regular basis.

Nothing beats a clean strike that goes soaring down the middle of the fairway.

The kind of shot that feels like you didn’t hit that ball at all.

There is no twisting of the club face through impact that results in shots that spray all over the course.

No stinging feeling left in your hands after a mis-hit shot.

In this video, I am going to walk you through one trick to start hitting more solid drives, and the specific place on the club head to hit the ball if you want to add distance without swinging any harder.

Let’s get started …..

D068. Hit Your Irons Longer

How would you like to be able to “Hit Your Irons Longer?”

Are your irons always coming up short and weaker than you would like?

How would you like to be the guy that is always hitting one club less than your playing partners.

In this video, I give you one of the best drills to hit your irons longer.

Let’s get started …..

D067. Wrist Set in the Golf Swing

When is the right time for the “Wrist Set in the Golf Swing?”

If you are like most people you have heard that you need to set the wrists early.

In reality, that is one of the worst things you can do.

It results in a loss of lag, power, and consistency.

In this video I will go over how to properly set the wrists and increase your distance immediately.

Let’s get started …..

D066. No More Chicken Wing

How would you like to have “No More Chicken Wing” in your swing?

You know how folding your arm after contact causes inconsistent contact, loss of speed, and the feeling of forcing the shot.

I give you 2 sure fire ways to “extend” and kick the chicken wing forever.

Let’s get started …..